Prosecution of American soldiers will be the first test of the Ivaguely-worded Iraqi / US security agreement …
- Deaths in U.S. Raid Elicit Anger in Iraq (Washington Post)
… While negotiations begin to consider extending troop stay past the June 30 deadline for Mosul:
- Exceptions to Iraq Deadline Are Proposed (NY Times)
If the importance of Palestinian unity was previously undervalued …
- Fatah and Hamas Set for Unity Talks (Al Jazeera)
… Obama now seeks a change in US foreign policy to allow aid to be distributed to Hamas backed officials in a unity government:
- Obama Move Alarms Israel Supporters (LA Times)
Pakistanis grapple with the idea of a Taliban led assault on the capital city:
- In Islamabad, a Sense of Foreboding (Washington Post)
Even separate but equal facilities are opposed by Wahabi religious establishment:
- Saudi Women Face Gyms Ban (Guardian)
The 2009 UN World Development Report shows most Muslim countries have much lower murder rates than most Western nations:
- Holidaying in the Muslim World (Khaleej Times)
UAE leads the way as arms importations increase by 1/3 over the past four years:
- UAE ‘Boosting Military Imports’ (Al Jazeera)
